| 单词 |
cryptoporticus |
| 释义 |
‖ cryptoporticus|krɪptəʊˈpɔːtɪkəs| [L., f. Gr. κρυπτός hidden + L. porticus gallery.] In ancient architecture, a concealed or enclosed portico; an enclosed gallery having, at the side, walls with openings instead of columns; also a covered or subterranean passage.
1681Cotton Wond. Peake 5 An entry..such as one as we might well Think it the Crypto-porticus of Hell. 1832Gell Pompeiana II. 61 In one of the most obscure parts of the cryptoporticus. 1877L. Jewitt Half-hrs. Eng. Antiq. 67 Two courts..surrounded by a gallery, or cryptoporticus. |

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